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quinnat salmon

[ kwin-at ]
/ ˈkwɪn æt /
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noun

chinook salmon.

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Nearby words

quinidine, quiniela, quinine, quinine water, quinn, quinnat salmon, quino-, quinoa, quinoid, quinoidal, quinoidine

Origin of quinnat salmon

1820–30; quinnat < Lower Chinook i-kwanat
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British Dictionary definitions for quinnat salmon

quinnat salmon

/ (ˈkwɪnæt) /

noun

another name for Chinook salmon

Word Origin for quinnat salmon

C19: from Salish t'kwinnat
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